Confidence!!

The Boulder County Commissioners released a statement late Monday confirming their support for Deborah Ramirez, the Boulder woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct while both were students at Yale University.

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Deborah Ramirez

Ramirez told The New Yorker that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a dormitory party in the 1983-1984 academic year.

“We stand firmly behind our brave Boulder County employee who chose to speak publicly about a demeaning and demoralizing act of sexual misconduct she experienced as a young woman,” the statement begins. “We fully support an employee’s right to speak their truth and we stand with Deborah Ramirez in her courageous decision to speak up.”

The statement describes Ramirez as a valued and trusted member of the county’s department of housing and human services who is passionate about serving families in need and who connects community donors with families during the holidays.

The statement continues, saying the commissioners feel it is important to use their platform to highlight ways debate of important issues, like allegations of sexual misconduct, can be improved, saying they believe the proper reaction to such allegations is to believe the victim, “especially when it comes at such an enormous personal cost,” and to make sure a victim “brave enough to speak up” knows he or she will be heard and his or her claims will be “granted a full investigation.”